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SALEM POLK will be Interested In the recent marriage of Miss Betty Taylor, former Salem girl, and Cap tain .Tnhn Miller lUic TAU. l- II,. V flnnohlpf nf Mr aiiri l1ie T. TT Tulnr ox me uaiies, lormeny or oaiem. The bride-elect flew to Sacramento to meet Captain Miller in Sacramento, following his return from overseas duty in the South Pacific with the infantry. They were married in the capital city, and drove east stopping en route to vis it in The Dalles and Chicago, later re porting to the reassignment center at Hot Springs, Arkansas. They are now stationed at Camp Blanding, Florida, where Captain Miller is now stationed on special duty. Westminster guild of the First Pres byterian church will meet Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the church. Mrs. George Hugdal will speak on win der arrangements in the home. Mrs. H. J. Thomas will be soloist. The commit tee arranging the tea includes Mrs. Ralph Wirth, Mrs. Charles Campbell, Mrs. Jean Servlllier, Mrs. Albert Mif ford and Mrs. Boyd Austin. V, Members of her contract club will be guests when Mrs. Howard Maple enter tains at her home in Fairmont street, Wednesday evening. Willamette University Dean Olive Dahl will preside at a fireside to be held in her home Sunday between the hours of 4 to 6 o'clock. Firesides are held regularly to enable the faculty and students to become better acquaint ed. Miss Dorothy Zerzan Is chairman of the fireside committee, and assisting her are Hendrina Van Leuwan, Doris Marvel, Betty Corbett, Betty Willard and Ina Monroe. Students attending the fireside will be Edna Allenbach, Betty Jean Mer ten, Carole Cox, Beverly Fouch, Vera lou Janis, Claire Purvis, Helen Wilson, Winona Varner, Frances Foote, Ellen Forslund, Wilrria Gorton, Charles Al lenbach, Ed Barron, David Campbell, Tom Kellis, James Lake, Charles Nich ols, Lester Farris, Larry Horton, George Frum, Darrel Ditty and Bill Staples, ( Mrs. John Carkin motored to Eugene today where she plans to remain until after the marriage of Miss Jean Alice Carkin, which will be an event of Sun day evening. Willamette University Miss Georgia Graves wil appear as the third artist In the university-sponsored campus con cert series to be held on Tuesday, Jan uary 16. Miss Graves comes to the campus with a wide background of con cert experience. American perform ances include five years spent as a reg ular member of the National Broadcast ing company staff during which time she sang in more than 1000 programs, solo work in oratorio, opera and concert throughout the country. She is hailed by the New- York Times as "That rarest of voice, a true contralto." The concert yjiill be held at 8:15 Tuesday evening 'St Waller Hall. . Miss Graves' recital will Include: E Dove T'Aggiri (II Pmoe d' Oro) Oesti Thou Shalt Bring Them In (Israel in Egypt) Handel Brindisi (Lucrezia Borgia) Donizetti Lovely Lilac Time Ctmnusan The .Statue at. Czarskoeselo Caesar Cut None But the Lonelv Heart. . .Tschaikowsky Tune Thy Strings, O Gypsy (Sung in German) Dvorak Moncoeur s'ouvre a to voix (Samson and Delilah) Saint Saens Quiet Sanderson When Children Play (Fo'c's'le Yarns) Davies Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes Grist The Mouse The Baby Is Sleeping The Old Woman Take Joy Home Bassett Mrs. Sumner Gallaher entertained members of her sewing club at her home In the Sundberg apartments Thursday evening. ' '-Airs. Lawrence Lister of Portland Is spending several days in the capital city as the guest of Mrs. Karl Kugel. Mrs. Rollin Beaver entertained mem bers of The Book and Thimble Club Thursday' afternoon. With the new president, Mrs. Paul Wishart, occupying the chair routine business was transact ed. Plans were made for a card party , to be held at the home of Mrs. Herbert Kane on the evening of January 20. Members present were Mrs. L. F. Brown, Mrs. Ross Damrell, Mrs. Con rad Fox, Jr., Mrs. Albert Isaak, Mrs. Herbert Kane, Mrs. Ray Lacey, Miss Fern Morgan, Mrs. Charles Schwartz, Mrs. Paul Wishart, Mrs. Charles Adams and the hostess, Mrs. Rollin Beaver. Guests included Mrs. E. A. Manning, Mrs. L. E. Hoxie and Mrs. S. H. G. Lewis. The club met a fortnight ago at the home of Mrs. L. F. Brown and will meet at the home of Miss Fern Morgan frir an all-day meeting on January 25 v.:Ti Miss Helen Taylor, war food assist ant, as special guest. Willamette University Mu Phi Epsl lon initiated five new members Tues day evening at an initiation ceremony in the music hall auditorium. New members are Margaret Scruggs, profes sor of music on the campus; Wilma Fro man senior: Dorothy Niles, Betty Lou Sinkola, and Alice Rose, sophomores. The fine new members are the first to be taken into the local chapter of Phi Lambda chapter since the national or ganization assumed its new classification as a national music sorority. A reception was held following the initiation. Fcllowing campus and town members were present: Faith Idso, Gloria Wunsch, Yvonne Mozee, Marian Erikson, Eunice Massee. Virginia Knight, Louise Wrisley, Mrs. Mary Schulze Duncan, Miss Helen MacHirron, Mrs. Walter Denton. Mrs. Melvin Geist, Mrs. Gayle Finley. Mrs. Wendell John- son and Mrs. Mary Martin Bradley. ILLIAM PRIMROSE, who will be heard here on January 19 at the Salem high school au ditorium, on the Community Concert series, has done more, perhaps, than any one man to persuade the present generation of music-goers that the viola deserves a place with the violin and the cello as a solo instrument. "It is gratifying to observe the un mistakable awakening of interest in viola playing," Mr. Primrose says, "and the best sign that the viola is being recognized as something more than the fourth instrument in quartets and a re fuge for violinists who have failed to make the grade, is the number of stu dents who are studying it nowadays. These young people are deliberately setting out to be violists, not violinists who also want to be able to play the viola. They have come to realize that the viola isn't an instrument that can be picked up and played by any vio linist. To assume that a violinist can relinquish his instrument for the viola is to suppose that any pianist can man age an organ simply by sitting before it and trying to play. It poses its own particular problems and demands en tirely different treatment technically and tonally." The viola is more cumbersome than the violin, its tone is a fifth deeper and while it uses the same finger positions as the smaller instrument, the means of approaching them are quite different. Tone production on the viola also dif fers greatly from that on the violin. The sweep and direction of the violist's arm is more like that of the violincel list. Early in the 18lh century it was con sidered more "fashionable" to play the viola than the violin, and Mr. Prim rose has investigated much music from that period. Music written for the viol da gamba and the viol da braccia is as legitimately performed upon the viola as on the violincello, since these older instruments are the ancestors of bolh modern ones. Viola music ranges from J. S. Bach, K. P. E. Bach, W. F. Bach, Rameau,. Haydn, Mozart, Stamitz, Ber lioz and Brahms to such moderns as Vaughan-Williams, Bax, Delius, Wal ton, Hindemith, Roy Harris and Samuel Barber. Beethoven played the viola, but, oddly enough, he wrote no solo music for it. The viola parts of his later quartets show, however, his fami liarity with the instrument and rank among the finest examples of the use of the viola in all chamber music. The viola, like the harp, shows a de pendent development. Composers seem to have written less for the instrument itself than for some specially gifted viola player, with the result that spurts of interest in it have followed the career of Its more distinguished performers. Mr. Primrose points out that this was clearly the case with Brahms. "While there was no special viola trend during his early years, his compositions show so marked a personal enthusiasm for it that one is led to think he was charm ed with the instrument as it was re vealed to him." To acquire a technique which per mits playing the viola with the same virtuosity as a first-rank violinist brings to the smaller instrument is, Primrose says, "a matter of hard work and not allowing yourself to be hide bound by tradition." Mrs. Hazel Graham, associate grand matron, grand chapter of Oregon, Order of the Eastern Star, will make her offi cial visit when members of Chadwick chapter convene Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Albert A. Cohen is worthy matron of Chadwick chapter and Fred B. Keeler Is worthy patron. A social hour will follow the meeting. ' it l A ", -St' i? tf ' l mmm' ' w I CJ w" I "" " i. - I 4MHrVK--.mi.l tF'f&i j ' 'j'i. ' 1 , 1 1 ii it- .i v? -jj'ij -- -'v v,ii Jo IJ SfS-f . iV$s f .v ' it ' i . I j , II i . ,2. 1 ' k ' ' " ' Jt'STK'E AND MRS. PERCY R. KELLY. In the living room of thrlr South 17th strict hnmp. Mr. KpMv l a prominent member of Salem loeietf and piant later to entertain legislative guesti at the Kelly home. IJcsten-Miller) "ONORINO Mrs. J. B. Conmy oi Fort Lewis, a former Salem resi- "dent, Mrs. E. J. Scellers enter tained a group of Salem matrons at luncheon Friday. Covers at the in formal affair were placed for eight. Mrs. Conmy is in the capital city visiting her daughter, Mrs. Norman P. Findley, and her son, Norman, Jr. Mrs. Findley is the former Mary Jane Conmy. Woman's Society of Christian Service nf the First Methodist church will meet Wednesday afternoon at 1:15 o'clock. The meeting has been changed from an all-day meeting to an afternoon session. South Central circle, with Mrs. Paul Acton, chairman, is in charge of all arrangements of the meeting. Mrs. Frank Bennett will conduct the business meeting, and Mrs. Waldo Zellar will speak on "The Sacredness of Money." Mrs. Verne Bain will lead the devotions. Principal speaker for the afternoon will be Frank Bennett who will speak on "Ye Are the Salt of the Earth." All women of the church and others who are interested are invited to attend. Valley folk are interested in the be trothal of Miss Esther Marie Proctor of Memphis, Tenn., and Captain Oscar Specht. The engagement of Miss Proc tor was recently announced by her par ents, and the wedding is planned for the coming month. Captain Specht, whose home is in Silverton, attended Willamette univer sity, where he was prominent with the college set. He was a member of the varsity basketball team. Mrs. Paul Ficke, chairman of the Americanism committee of the Ameri can Legion auxiliary, is making ar rangements for the program for the reg ular unit meeting Monday at the Wo man's club. Mrs. Ficke will be assisted by her committee members, Mrs. Carl Booth Mrs. Leon Brown, Mrs. Merle Travis, Mrs. Carl Susbauer, Mrs. H. R. Woodburn and Mrs. Jennie Bartlett. Superintendent Frank Bennett will speak to the unit on "The Intimate Life of George Washington." Mrs. Wood burn will set a patriotic tea table and has chosen President Mrs. Don Madison, and Junior Past President Mrs. James A. Garson to assist with the pouring. Board members of Women of Rotary will gather Monday at the Lefelle street home of Mrs. Mclvin Geist for a dessert luncheon. Covers will be placed for Mrs. R. Ivan Lovcll, president, Mrs. Arthur D. Hay, Mrs. R. L. Elfstrom, Mrs. A. F. Marcus, Mrs. W. L. Phillips, Mrs. Char les Fowler, Mrs. Abner Kline and Mrs. C. Jones. American War Mothers will meet at the USO Tuesday for an all-day Red Cross sewing. Mrs. George Rossman will be hostess Wednesday afternoon, January 17, when members of the Mayflower guild meet at her home in North Capitol street. Sharing hostess honors with Mrs. Ross man will be Mrs. A. A. Gueffroy and Mrs. David Cameron. Mrs. G. M. Wris ley will speak on World Experience in Friendship in Hawaii. A tea hour will follow the meeting. Book of the Month club will meet Tuesday with Mrs. C. F. Patton, 492 South High street. Mrs. Frank Bennett will give a book review. h: Ik , A- . S I ill1'5 i-l MW ' K- !. . . J v V- In z?- , V - r'- ! ' . ? ' I hi T' ' HE FAIRMOUNT HILL home of Mrs. Lester Barr will be the scene of the meeting of the Gaiety Hill Garden club Monday after noon. Mrs. Barr will center the lunch eon table with an arrangement of Christ mas roses and heather in a crystal con tainer. Mrs. Frank S. . .'ealy will speak to the group on weaving, and members will work on their scrapbooks. Covers will be placed for Mrs. Lee Canfield, Mrs. Margaret Rosecrans, Mrs. Walter H. Smith, Mrs. Paul B. Wallace, Miss Elizabeth Lord, Miss Edith Schry ver, Mrs. Robert E. Riedcr of Corval lis, Mrs. W. L. Phillips, Mrs. J. N. Bishop, Mrs. Fred Keeler and the hos tess, Mrs. Lester Barr. ii tiiWfc il "it JUSTICE AND MBS. CHOItCE ROSSMAN, seated in thrir brniitiftilly iippointeil home in North Oapitnl strpel. An mitslandinff club woman, Mrs. Itossfhan is popular in the capital city social circles. (Jcsten-Millcr) Previously scheduled for January 23 the meeting of the executive committee of the Council of Church Women has been postponed until January 30. Miss Emma Lou East will entertain members of Spinsters at her home in South Church street Monday evening. Parrish 7th grade Girl Reserves met with their leader, Marion Carter, to complete the making of slocking dolls, Friday evening at the YWCA. Commit tees were appointed to plan a Valentine party. The groups of Charm and Personali ty, Etiquette and Crafts were well at tended by members of I'arrish 8th grade Girl Reserves; this will be continued next week as their club project. Whis tle chains, bollsi bracelets, pins, small Jewelry boxes, book covers, and many other interesting items were displayed, which the girls will have an opportunity to make them in crafts. Vivian Barham, president nf Parrish 9th grade group, appointed the follow ing girls to serve on the "March of Dimes" at the Elsinore and Capital The aters: Patsy Hammack, Lillian Coward, Shirley Dean, Marilyn Zink, Peg Casey, and Darlene Ewald. The club decided to have a masquerade Valentine party. Marilyn Hall, president of Leslie 7th grade Girl Reserves, met with her club members at the YWCA for their meeting Inst week. They will meet at school this week to work on scrap books for the U.S.O. Leslie 81 h grade Girl Reserves met with their leader, Ruth Barber, at the YWCA Tuesday after school. They had as their discussion leader Mrs. A. Drum mond, who spoke on hair styling. Lila Palmeeter and Diane Perry gave piano solos. The club will meet at Leslie school for their next meeting. Girl Reserves members of Leslie nth grade enjoyed on evening of skating at the Capitnla Rink Saturday night. The girls finished their stocking dolls at their club meeting Wednesday and will send them to the children's hospital. Tri-Y chapters are cooperating with he Marion County health office for the "March of Dimes." The following girls were appointed to serve: Susan Hug gins, Donna Lawrence. Virginia Huston, Dorothy Cooney and Vnrvelle DeGuire, from Grace Elliott chapler Lois Burris, Ardith Eckstein and Pat Powell from Grace Winifred Heard, A candy sale at a basketball game was discussed at the meeting .January 4, Ann Guthrie Chapter of Tri-Y. Four girls were chosen from the chapter to assist in the theater collections of "The March of Dimes," K.lsie Johns, Mama Michelson, Peggy Reader and Gloria Williamson. Programs for future meet ings were discussed, and it was decided to make scrapbooks fur the U.S.O. at the next meeting. At the present, he chapter is completing aprons for the YWCA. Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Saturday, Jan. 13, 19451 GJfo,?g ',VO WOMEN lawmakers are arci ng those present for the 194! state legislature, Representatives Anna M. Ellis of Garbaldi and Rose M. Poole of Klamath Falls. Representative Ellis returns for her second session, after proving her ability In the last conclave. She has had valu able experience in serving ten years as postmaster in Garibaldi, and her ac tivity in politics, where she had served as her county's state committee woman and as vice-chairman of the republican central committee. She is a past worthy grand matron of the Oregon grand chap ter of Eastern Star. Along with her many activities in organizations, and as a member of the ration board, she finds time to win In women's golf tourneys and raises flowers as a hobby. Representative Poole comes to Salem for her first session, having secured one of the two representative seats which have hitherto been monopolized by the democratic party. She is a good busi ness woman, owning and operating five theaters. She has been president of Soroptimlst, member of the city planning commission and of- the civic affairs committee of the Chamber of Commerce, and has headed the women's division of the Klamath county's war bond campaigns. Mrs. Howard Maple was a Portland visitor Friday. Plans for a reception of new members next Sunday and a pre-Lenten dance and card party for February 13 were made at the Wednesday meeting of the Catholic Daughters of America. Mrs. H. L. Holboke is chairman of the dance ciimmiltee. The social affair will be held at the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall and will be given jointly with the Knights of Columbus. Mrs. C. A. Ralcliff whose hobby is herbs spoke on various herbs in a pro gram present before the court Wednes day night. She illustrated her talk with niimrrnus samples of the herbs, many grown in her own garden or yard. Rev. Norman Fritz new chaplain, was introduced and spoke briefly. A letter from one of the three nurse members of the court who are in military service was read. Lt. Rufina Parrish is now in England with an army medical unit and told of a 4M-hmir leave spent in London "seeing the sights." Nine huncln d housewives were among ihe 105(1 articles cut out by the Cath olic Daughters during tile time in which they are in charge of the Red Cross culling room. This was the report made by Mrs. A. K. I.aMranch Red Cross chair man, quoting figures by Mrs, O. H. Goff, production chairman nf the Marion county chapier nf t lie Red Cross. Other fimirrs in the "cutting report" showed 2!).'i pairs of slippers. 3111) utility bags. 31!) bedside bags, 3(1 women's slips. 42 bed jackets, 43 hospital bed suits and nunicrous oilier articles. The social committee for the meeting was composed of Mrs. LnBranch. Mrs. Ella Vovcs, Mrs. John Karst. Mrs. A. Meusey and Mrs. Edmnnd Talbot (Additional Society on Page 11)
